How much does the U.S. import from Taiwan?

Across the 42 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Taiwan totaled $28.3B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Taiwan ranks among the largest named sources.

What tariff rate do imports from Taiwan actually pay?

In 2025, imports from Taiwan paid an effective rate of 9.07% across tracked families. The rate is calculated duties divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and trade-program use that statutory rates cannot. A year earlier the rate was 2.1%.

Is the tariff burden on Taiwan rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Taiwan moved +7 points year over year to 9.07% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From Taiwan

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $28.3B of goods from Taiwan across the 42 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 9.07%, up from 2.1% the year before. Taiwan's largest tracked categories: semiconductors and integrated circuits, transformers and power supplies, steel fasteners. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from Taiwan: $28.3B in 2025 across 42 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Effective tariff rate paid: 9.07% (2.1% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from Taiwan

Semiconductors and integrated circuits
Transformers and power supplies
Steel fasteners
Switchgear, connectors, and controls
Heat exchange and process heating

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from Taiwan? Across the 42 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Taiwan totaled $28.3B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Taiwan ranks among the largest named sources.
What tariff rate do imports from Taiwan actually pay? In 2025, imports from Taiwan paid an effective rate of 9.07% across tracked families. The rate is calculated duties divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and trade-program use that statutory rates cannot. A year earlier the rate was 2.1%.
What does the U.S. import most from Taiwan? Among tracked manufacturing families, Taiwan's largest recent categories are semiconductors and integrated circuits, transformers and power supplies, steel fasteners, switchgear, connectors, and controls. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
Is the tariff burden on Taiwan rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Taiwan moved +7 points year over year to 9.07% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

About this data

Reference statistics derived from USITC published data. Not a customs ruling; verify rates with a licensed customs broker before relying on them.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.